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Beauty and the Beast (musical)
Beauty and the Beast
is a
musical
with music by
Alan Menken
, lyrics by
Howard Ashman
and
Tim Rice
, and a book by
Linda Woolverton
produced by
Disney Theatrical Productions
. Based on the
1991 film of the same name
, which was in turn adapted from the
French
fairy tale
by
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
,
Beauty and the Beast
tells the story of a prince who is transformed into a hideous
beast
as punishment for his cruel and selfish ways, and an adventurous young woman named
Belle
whom he imprisons in his castle. In order to become human again, the Beast must earn Belle's love before it's too late. Seven new songs were written for the stage musical.
Beauty
ran on
Broadway
for 5,461 performances between 1994 and 2007, becoming Broadway's
ninth longest-running production
in history.
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